Congratulations on a win of sorts. You sound a little deflated though. Court is a long, unhappy and generally stressful experience. We are all incredibly proud of what you are doing. I guess the "trivial" nature of the offence has again been used to prevent your taking the matter to a court which can set a precedent. I would love some details of the comments made in regard to necessity. Well done!

Paul, hoping to have a 'pollie' meeting date for you soon!! - will let you know

kfg, thank you & I certainly will

Thanks, Edward, always a nerve racking affair but luckily I was in the hands of an extremely professional, courteous & clear magistrate

chillikebab, mine was a section 10 (1)(a) dismissal - so my 'invisible' conviction is basically spent the minute I walk out of the courtroom - if I get one, I certainly won't pay it and will complain to the AG's department poste haste...

...with regards to appealing, I'm not going to this time because I have a little more work to do on my case and would like to implement the knowledge I gleaned from this recent curial experience!!!

Good luck. I live in Cairns and I am fighting a 100 Dollar fine(which now increased to 153) for not wearing a polysterene hat(aka "helmet"). On top of it, the policeman was aggressive, arrogant and broke several laws: Not saying his name, swearing at me, threatening me with abduction("detention"), threatening to steal("cease") my bike and searching through my backpack without my consent. These people invent an entire new vocabulary because if people hear the real words of what's happening then people just KNOW that their rights are being stolen. But by coming with new words, the policy enforcers hope to get away with it...

I wrote letters to QLD Transport, Crimes Misconduct Commission, Local MP and I won't stop. Today a policeman and a woman came to my door to discuss the letter I sent to the MP. I will fight for my rights(not only on this issue but for my sovereignty in general) for as long as it takes.

Congratulations on your second Court win. Surely if the Courts refuse to convict you , you should have ample reason for an exemption. The current situation is absurd.

A friend of mine wanted a information page that could be sent by email for the Melbourne Punk Commute. I don't think I don't think I can send the facebook page to anyone who is not on facebook. Is there anything available yet ?